Planina Blato - Veliko Špičje (via Štapce)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana-Jesenice motorway, take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Bled and further towards Bohinjska Bistrica. Continue driving towards Lake Bohinj (Ribčev laz), where we reach a junction, where we continue right towards Stara Fužina. In Stara Fužina, at the junction by the chapel, turn sharply left onto the ascending road towards Planina Blato, Planina Vogar and Dolina Voje. The road then takes us to the toll and parking fee collection point, but we follow it further to the next junction, where we continue left (right Voje). Then follow the road to the next junction (we drive for quite some time), where we turn sharply right towards Planina Blato (straight Planina Vogar). Follow this road to the parking lot above Planina Blato.

Path description:
From the marked parking lot in front of Planina Blato, return a little back and head onto a wide and initially also steep cart track, along which there are signs for Planina pri Jezeru. After about ten minutes of ascent, we arrive at a marked junction, from where we continue left towards Planina pri Jezeru (slightly right Planina v Lazu and also a steep path towards Planina pri Jezeru).
Continuing on the less steep cart track, which still leads through the forest, a marked path joins from the left shortly ahead, leading past Kosijev dom on Vogarju, but we continue right and keep walking along the cart track. Higher up, the path leads through a narrow passage, then crosses quite steep slopes where there is a high risk of slipping in ice and snow, otherwise the path is not demanding. At the end of the steep slope, the aforementioned steep path joins inconspicuously from the right, the cart track turns left here and enters the rather cool Pungrat valley, where we ascend through mostly spruce forest. When the path levels out higher up, a path joins from the left leading past Planina Vodični vrh, but we keep slightly to the right direction and continue walking along the cart track, along which the forest begins to thin. Only a few minutes of easy walking follow and we step onto the pastures of Planina pri Jezeru, where the Koča na Planini pri Jezeru stands on a small hill.
At the hut, a path branches right towards Planina v Lazu, but we continue left from the hut and descend to a marked junction where there are also a few shepherds' huts.
Choose the wider right path along which there are signs for Planina Dedno polje and Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (slightly left Pršivec, Planina Viševnik and Črno jezero).
We also continue ascending along the cart track, which is quite rocky on steep sections, after about ten minutes of ascent we arrive at a place where a path over Krištofojca branches left towards Planina Viševnik, but we continue straight along the gradually less steep cart track that leads through increasingly sparse forest. A few more minutes of easy walking follow on the path, which later turns slightly right, when the path turns back towards the west we already reach the edge of Planina Dedno polje, from where a walk to the central part of the pasture follows, where there is also a marked junction by the shepherds' huts.
Bypass the shepherds' huts and cheese dairy on the left side and continue straight towards Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (right dolina Za Kopico). From the pasture onwards, we begin a moderate ascent, and a path from the nearby hunting hut joins almost imperceptibly from the left. A little further, the path leads past another branch towards Planina Viševnik (path along Griva (1758 m)), and in the next few minutes we arrive at the upper edge of the vast Planina Ovčarija, from where a beautiful view opens up to the Bohinjsko-Tolminske gore, sometimes called Lower Bohinj Mountains. From here, a short descent follows and we arrive at a junction on the northeastern part of the pasture.
Continue slightly right towards Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih and Mala Tičarica (left Planina Viševnik), and the path soon splits again.
From the junction, follow the signs for the path over Štapce (straight path over Prode), both leading towards Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih, the right one, which we will follow, also towards Mala Tičarica and Zelnarice. We soon leave Planina Ovčarija and the path ascends moderately to steeply through increasingly sparse forest, which higher up is replaced by dwarf pines. After a half-hour ascent, the path levels out and brings us to Štapce, where the next marked junction is.
Continue on the left path towards Triglavska jezera (right Mala Tičarica and Zelnarice ridge) and quickly step to the edge, where a beautiful view opens up over part of Dolina Triglavskih jezer and the mountains surrounding that valley, with the view reaching as far as Krn.
From Štapce, first a steep, well-protected descent follows over a rocky step, then the path goes onto scree, over which we descend to the belt of dwarf pines. A little more descent follows and from the left the path over Prode and the path from Koča pri Savici (path over Komarča) join us, but we continue right and then walk along Dvojno jezero. When we leave the lake, only a few dozen steps of easy walking separate us from Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih.
From the hut, continue towards Triglav, Dolič, Hribarice, Prehodavci and Veliko Špičje, where the path first leads past the dam and the artificial lake Močivec. The path bypasses the lake on the right, eastern side and then moderately ascends along Dolina Triglavskih jezer, which is overgrown with increasingly sparse forest.
Still in the belt of sparse forest, the path splits, but we continue on the left path towards Veliko Špičje (straight Zasavska koča na Prehodavcih, Hribarice).
The marked Stanko Kos path towards Veliko Špičje then gradually leaves Dolina Triglavskih jezer and initially ascends gently, for some time still through sparse forest. The path later crosses a belt of dwarf pines and then begins to ascend more steeply. Higher up, the path goes onto the steep grassy slopes of Veliko Špičje, which are especially dangerous for slipping when wet. The path, from which increasingly beautiful views open up, gradually becomes technically demanding. With the help of fixed cables, we climb a rocky step higher up, then it brings us to the main ridge of Špičje.
Here continue left (right Zasavska koča) along the path that after a few more minutes brings us to the summit of Veliko Špičje.
Starting point - Planina pri Jezeru 1:00, Planina pri Jezeru - Planina Dedno polje 0:30, Planina Dedno polje - Planina Ovčarija 0:45, Planina Ovčarija - Štapce 0:35, Štapce - Dvojno jezero 0:20, Dvojno jezero - Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih 0:05, Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih - odcep za Veliko Špičje 0:25, odcep za Veliko Špičje - Veliko Špičje 2:05.

On the way: Razpotje Pungrat (1255m), Razpotje pod Vodičnim vrhom (1449m), Koča na Planini pri Jezeru (1453m), Razpotje Krištofojca (1512m), Planina Dedno Polje (1560m), Planina Ovčarija (1660m), Štapce (1851m), Dvojno jezero (1689m), Koča pri Triglavskih jezerih (1685m), Močivec (1690m), Odcep za Veliko Špičje (1762m)